tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 37

Part B Pay: MedPAC Recommends Big Cuts to Specialists' Pay

Plus: Under advisory body's latest suggestions, primary care docs would face ten year pay freeze.Part B practices are already having a tough time fighting pay cuts scheduled for this January, and a new list of cost-cutting suggestions from an influential advisory body to Congress won't help income levels rise.In its September meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposed a set of draft recommendations with a host of Part B items. The list includes recommendations MedPAC has made in previous reports to Congress (Tier I) and new suggestions (Tier II). The proposals aim to offset a fix...

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